Mr. Fire Island Leather 2011 Danny Logan - photo by Joseph R. Saporito, Messrs. Fire Island Leather (left to right) 2001 Bruce-Michael Gelbert, 2002 Peter B, 2004 Jeff Goodman, 2005 Joseph Saporito, 2006 Master Tom, 2007 Diego Vargas & 2009 Steve Rodriguez- Photo by Alan Anderson
The 10th anniversary Mr. Fire Island Leather contest took place at the Ice Palace on May 21, with a probably unprecedented seven of the 10 past Mr. FI Leather titleholders present, and young Danny Logan, talented entertainer and dancer, known to many as one of Cherry Grove’s leatherboys, besting three other contenders and winning the title of Mr. FI Leather 2011. Danny’s prizes were a sash, made by custom leatherwear designer David Samuel Menkes, and a gift basket—actually a gift bucket—from the Eagle New York City bar.
Also competing for the title of Mr. FI Leather 2011 were young Jeremy, who won the Mr. Meatrack, or Mr. Popularity, title and a $100 bar tab, by audience acclaim, and Jerry Viteritti and Bob Lerch.
Emceeing the contest were, for the 11th consecutive year, incomparable performer Ariel Sinclair and, making a welcome return to the Grove after four years’ absence, Mr. FI Leather 2002 Peter B. General Manager Sal Piro coordinated the proceedings and DJ Chuck McTague was responsible for music and sound.
The panel of eight judges consisted of David, Mr. Eagle NYC 2011 C.B. Kirby, and Messrs. FI Leather 2009 Steve Rodriguez, 2007 Diego Vargas, 2006 Master Tom, 2005 Joseph Saporito, 2004 Jeff Goodman, and 2001, the first ever, this writer.
Providing entertainment were Ariel, offering a raucous opening number; Peter, with a yearning, torchy one (“Won’t you please take me home with you?”); comic Brad Loekle, holding forth amusingly about top and bottom terminology, familiar Grove figures, glitter, and blasé New Yorkers; and yours truly, singing Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s “All the Things You Are,” from “Very Warm for May.”
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